acrylic painting

Tunisia
21th Century
Source: The Word/Image Tension in Contemporary Calligraphic Art, Chapter 3: Nja Mahdaoui
Recipe Details

Ingredients

acrylic painting, Indian ink

Preparation Steps

The acrylic is used alongside Indian ink to create a visual image where the usual form of the lettering is stretched and manipulated into new compositions (p. 58).

Original Recipe Text

The acrylic is used alongside Indian ink to create a visual image where the usual form of the lettering is stretched and manipulated into new compositions (p. 58).

Evidence

"Mahdaoui’s work Calligramm on Papyrus (2004, Indian ink and acrylic painting on papyrus, 60 x 60 cm) is representative..."

Remarks

The piece looks like both a manuscript and a calligram, where the central circular form is the element most reminiscent of a calligram (p. 58). Mahdaoui's work is a contemporary negotiation of the word/image tension historically explored in Islamic calligraphy (p. 61).

Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
Paper TypePapyrus
RegionTunisia
Approx. Year2050
Source Information
AuthorThe Word/Image Tension in Contemporary Calligraphic Art, Chapter 3: Nja Mahdaoui
CollectionMahdaoui's Calligramm on Papyrus (2004)
Language
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